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How do you pronounce pliny?

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I believe the correct way to pronounce it is as "plinny" as in "skinny."

This is a Latin proper name and is pronounced with a long "i," as in "tiny." (See Pliny the Elder or Pliny the Younger; both were famous Roman statesmen and writers.)

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"Pliny" is pronounced as "PLIN-ee", with the emphasis on the first syllable.

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